The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-01

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Sharp. IN Detroit Free Press.
FACTS ABOUT NAMES.
The Penny ways - which Patrony mics
Are Coined and Transformed
Anglo-Saxons appear to have first
given surnames indicating some moral
or mental attributes. As, for instance.
Wise. Good. Swift. Jolly. Merry. Meek.
Gay. Goodman. Makepeace. etc. Then
we have names indicating real or
fancied resemblance to some animal.
such as Bear. Lion. Wolf. Hogg. Hart
and Hare. From physical cha: acter-
istics or peculiarities must have origin
ated such names as Long. Short. Black.
Brown. White. Whitehead. Cruikshank.
Strong, Armstrong. Longfellow and
Greathead- A nickname kept in
family for generation or two becomes
| a patronymic. Hence such names as
Hopper. Jumper, Springer. Daddys-
man. Poor and Rich
| The Nc and 0 Of the Irish and the
| Mac Of the Scotch indicate descent
There is another way in which the
same thing is shown: Adams SON be-
comes Adamson. David's son David
son; Thompson, Wilson Williamson.
Donaldson. Anderson and many other
names are similarly derived. Locali-
ties or places Of residence usually gave
rise to such names as Hill. Dale. Weed.
Green. Greenwood. Heath. Rivers.
Waters and Parks Such names as
Welsh. French. Irish. Ireland. En-
glish and Scott may perhaps be traced
back to the nationality Of some remote
ancestor.
Some Of the Pennsylvania Dutch
names which have been partly trans
formed into English are queer enough
In Armstrong County, Pa. there are
several families BY the name Of
Schreckengeist, which signifies in
German ghost or specter Of terrible
appearance One would think the
name could be made no worse, but
some Of the people have succeeded in
transforming it into Shriekingghost-
Milliron. Morningstar. Redheffer and
Bsrndollar are other German names
which have been partly translated.
The names which were derived from
occupations are probably more numer-
Gus than any other class. All know
how widespread the Smith family Is
In the same category belong the
Clarks CLERKS originality, Cooks,
Coopers. Bakers. BARRIERS, Taylors,
Shoemakers. Tanners, Farmers and
others. The months or days in which
people were born originated such
names As May. June, January, March.
Friday and Monday.
The inns Of old England are prob
ably responsible for many names. For
instance: John Of the Rose became
John Rose; Thomas Of the Bell. Tom
Bell; Richard Of the Hawk, Richard
Hawk; Henry Of the ''greathouse \
J became Henry Greathousc, and 50 on.
until there Is scarcely bird, animal,
or other device that ever figured on a
, sign-board that is not perpetuated As :
family name.
The poverty Of invention Of the pio-
neer community in America in the
matter Of names for towns results In
bestowing some absurd appcllations
, on backwoods hamlcts. Who can
, name : county. either east or west
} which has not some village styled Paris
Oxford. Jerusalem. London. Berlin. OF
: something else equally absurds
There are. perhaps ~ many queel
names among the English = among
any people on earth. Dickens stories
: abound in them. yet very few Of hi
= names were manufactured Sucl
names as Slaughter. Startup, Goto
T bed. Dcadmsn. ChurcLyard, Dogberr.
I and Fudge are found in English direct
& cries
The Romans had double. triple o
: even quadruple names. -. for example
{ Caius julius Cesar, Tarquinius Superb
: 10, and Quintus Fabius Maximua Fire.
n quently IN honorary name Was adde'
( 10 commemorate some warlikc achieve
> ment; rabius was called CunctatoI
}. and Scipio Africanus.
y Sometimes the very queerest Of name
get coupled together - the title Of
) firm. Here are few specimens: Hoo
q Ketch, Cobb 4 Hay. Peacock
g Sparrow. Fox 3 Crane. Singer 4 Hoo
II cr. Drake 3 Camden. Fisher . Fowler
q Goslin q Pond. Wild 4 Free. Cannon
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